Coming Soon…
“Discover the World…”
of the people who made Erie’s maritime history. Their lives are brought to life in this new exhibit featuring their personal stories.
Learn about:
• Mary Barr Lowry, a farmwife living on the Buffalo Road in 1813
• James Alexander Perry, 12–year-old Midshipman on the Lawrence during the Battle of Lake Erie
• Patrick Murphy, Civil War era Medal of Honor Recipient, and later Pilot of the Michigan
• Winnie Christiansen, the 8-year-old daughter of a fishing tug Captain in the 1920’s
• Henry Thompson, African-American crewman on the Michigan
…and others!
Exhibit made possible in part by a grant from the Erie Community Foundation, and by the Flagship Niagara League and its Volunteers
All Hands On Deck benefit for the Flagship Niagara
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